Chapters 2 the Study Area CHAPTER-2
Chapters 2 The Study Area CHAPTER-2 Assam: Assam is the land of undulated blue hills, green forestry and mighty snow while river Brahmaputra with its innumerable tributaries situated between 90°-96° east longitude and 24°-26° north latitude, it is comparatively developed economy of North-East India. It is bounded by Arunachal Pradesh on the East and West Bengal on the West. While the North side is flanked by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh and southern side there is Nagaland, Manipur, Tripura, and Meghalaya. The southernmost side is flanked by Mizoram. Physiologically Assam is divided into three regions, the Brahmaputra and the Barak Valley and the hill region of North Cachar and Karbi Anglong, situated in the lower-middle part of Assam, Guwahati is the largest city of North East Region. This city may be called as the Gateway of North East Region. For administrative and revenue purposes, the state has 27 districts including the newly created Kamrup urban district and four districts under the newly created Bodo land Territorial Council (BTC) areas Kokrajhar, Baska, Chirang and Udalguri. As per 2011 census, total population of Assam was 31,169,272. The total population of the state has increased from 26,638,407 to 31,169,272 in the last ten years with a growth rate of 16.93%. Of the 27 districts of Assam, eight districts registered rise in the decadal population growth rate. Interestingly, religious minority-dominated districts like Dhubri, Goalpara, Barpeta, Morigaon, Nagaon, Hailakandi etc. recorded growth rates ranging from 20 per cent to 24 per cent during the last decade.
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